The East Wake Academy Eagles will head out to challenge the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Wake Academy 3.5, American Leadership Academy-Johnston 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Wake Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Chatham Charter by a score of 3-0. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Mason Brantley
| 03/24/25 @ Chatham Charter | 10 |
| 03/08/24 @ Neuse Charter | 6 |
| 05/07/24 vs River Mill | 5 |
| 04/04/24 vs Chatham Charter | 5 |
| 03/12/24 @ Wakefield | 5 |
The result came thanks to Mason Brantley's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, East Wake Academy's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Driver, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Jordan Fuentes was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy-Johnston put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Falls Lake with a sharp 6-0 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Jayden Bicki, who gave up just four hits to keep Falls Lake off the board. Bicki has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for East Wake Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Wake Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like American Leadership Academy-Johnston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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